Meantime we still have Jay Bruce but continue losing guys from the 2016 fringes: Alejandro De Aza has signed with Oakland; James Loney with Texas; Eric Campbell with Japan; Logan Verrett was sold to Baltimore; Bartolo Colon to Atlanta; Jim Henderson to the Cubs.

If I counted right that means 21 guys plus new coach Glenn Sherlock are now looking for number assignments. The Mets still haven’t updated their roster so at the moment the following numbers are vacant:

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I think Gsellman and Lugo should get lower numbers this year. 65 and 67 were their Spring Training numbers. There were not a lot of available numbers last year when they came up, but now there are plenty.

Yeah, I could see some switches: Kelly to 11; Rivera to 16. I’d also like to do something radical and switch Gsellman to 35 and deGrom to 36 (swapping with Gilmartin), Lugo to 40 and Ynoa to 46.

That would provide 5 starters in consecutive numbers; cluster relievers in the 40s where they belong (I am assuming Wheeler and Lugo become relievers in this setup), and free up the 60s for the NRIs and newcomers.

I’m going to present this idea at the Queens Baseball Conference this weekend!